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Difference Capital

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Total investments 23
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$13M
Portfolio companies 20
Rounds per year 2.56
Lead investments 8
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.13
Exits 9
Key employees 4
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Private Equity

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Biotechnology
  • Software
  • SaaS
  • Medical Device
Summary

In 2012 was created Difference Capital, which is appeared as VC. The company was established in North America in Canada. The main department of described VC is located in the Toronto.

Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Internet, Finance. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - Canada. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight TouchBistro, QuickPlay Media, Cardiac Dimensions. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 11-15 years to receive the investment from the fund.

The overall number of key employees were 8.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the Difference Capital, startups are often financed by Relay Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Torstar Corporation. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Lumira Ventures, Torstar Corporation, Relay Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by BDC Venture Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Lumira Ventures.

This Difference Capital works on 12 percentage points more the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 16 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2016. The top activity for fund was in 2014. The average startup value when the investment from Difference Capital is 500 millions - 1 billion dollars.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

TouchBistro

Apps
Point of Sale
Reservations
Restaurants
SaaS
Software
$4M14 Apr 2015 New York, United States

Cardiac Dimensions

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
$15M11 Mar 2015 Washington, United States

Mogo

Finance
Financial Services
Internet
31 Dec 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hootsuite

Advertising
Apps
Brand Marketing
Messaging
SaaS
Social Media
$60M25 Sep 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Thunderbird Entertainment

Film Production
Social Media
TV Production
$9M20 May 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia

SHOP.CA

E-Commerce
Marketplace
Retail
Shopping
$31M01 May 2014 Canada, Ontario

Baanto International

Digital Signage
Hardware
Software
$6M20 Jan 2014 Canada, Ontario

Blue Ant Media

Advertising
Broadcasting
Content Creators
Digital Media
Events
Internet
Lifestyle
Music
Publishing
Travel
$12M12 Jul 2013 Canada, Ontario

BrainScope Company

Biotechnology
DSP
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
31 Dec 2012 Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Total investments 23
Average round size 13M
Rounds per year 2.56
Peak activity year 2014
Lead investments 8
Follow on index 0.13
Exits 9
Group Appearance index 0.48

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

TouchBistro

Apps
Point of Sale
Reservations
Restaurants
SaaS
Software
$4M14 Apr 2015 New York, United States

Cardiac Dimensions

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
$15M11 Mar 2015 Washington, United States

Mogo

Finance
Financial Services
Internet
31 Dec 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hootsuite

Advertising
Apps
Brand Marketing
Messaging
SaaS
Social Media
$60M25 Sep 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Thunderbird Entertainment

Film Production
Social Media
TV Production
$9M20 May 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia

SHOP.CA

E-Commerce
Marketplace
Retail
Shopping
$31M01 May 2014 Canada, Ontario

Baanto International

Digital Signage
Hardware
Software
$6M20 Jan 2014 Canada, Ontario

Blue Ant Media

Advertising
Broadcasting
Content Creators
Digital Media
Events
Internet
Lifestyle
Music
Publishing
Travel
$12M12 Jul 2013 Canada, Ontario

BrainScope Company

Biotechnology
DSP
Health Care
Medical
Medical Device
31 Dec 2012 Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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